Autopsy planned for baby allegedly thrown in river

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An autopsy is scheduled for Monday on the 1-year-old Pennsylvania boy who died six days after authorities allege he was thrown into a river by his mother.

The Lehigh County coroner's office says Zymeir Perry of Allentown died Saturday. Authorities allege that 19-year-old Johnesha Monae Perry pushed the child over the rail of an Allentown bridge into the Lehigh River on May 3 before jumping in herself. Rescuers found the boy about 700 yards downstream.

District Attorney Jim Martin tells The (Allentown) Morning Call (http://bit.ly/1EYBJOY ) he plans to hold a news conference Monday to update the case. He declined comment on whether Perry has spoken about what led to the events on the bridge.